So I sold my iPhone for some extra money and have come back to my Nexus S. It was still on 2.3.4 and I wanted to upgrade to ICS. Keep in mind that it was untouched at the time, stock rom, locked boot loader.
I heard that the official OTA ICS update for the I9020T worked for the I9020A except that I would have to flash a new radio.
Long story short, it didn't work and now when I try to flash the stock 2.3.4 rom, I get stuck at the Google logo when I reboot. My phone still has an unlocked boot loader and CWM.
Any ideas? Also I am on a Mac but do have access to a Windows computer.
Who ever told you that is a idiot.
Flashing roms for a different phone model is a very bad idea.
You just need to flash a stock rom for the i9020A as long as you can get into cwm.
Check around the forums, you will find them
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flash the rom wiper(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21588527&postcount=2) by brainmaster and then flash new rom.
DarkhShadow said:
Who ever told you that is a idiot.
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No. It works just fine. I've been running 4.0.3 on my i9020a for several weeks. When you flash ICS you just have to make sure you do a full wipe. Then flash the radio.
DarkhShadow said:
Who ever told you that is a idiot.
Flashing roms for a different phone model is a very bad idea.
You just need to flash a stock rom for the i9020A as long as you can get into cwm.
Check around the forums, you will find them
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Wrong there mrs. idiot, just wipe everything and reflash, should work just fine
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b1337 said:
Wrong there mrs. idiot, just wipe everything and reflash, should work just fine
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*shrugs* when people complain about flashing a rom for a different model they should learn from that
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apbalch said:
I heard that the official OTA ICS update for the I9020T worked for the I9020A except that I would have to flash a new radio.
Long story short, it didn't work and now when I try to flash the stock 2.3.4 rom, I get stuck at the Google logo when I reboot. My phone still has an unlocked boot loader and CWM.
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Why wouldn't you flash 2.3.6? You need to flash the full rom. You do the same for ICS. Install CWM, wipe data, flash the full rom. The only difference is for ICS is you flash the radio afterwards.
Thanks guys. Got it working.
So now I'm running on I9020T's official ICS with the AT&T radio. Working great.
apbalch said:
Thanks guys. Got it working.
So now I'm running on I9020T's official ICS with the AT&T radio. Working great.
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Yeah, it runs pretty good on my i9020a. I can't wait for the official i9020a version though.
Where did you get the I9020A radio from?
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Where did you get the I9020A radio from?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116884
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Here is the pc10img.zip file that is available from T-Mobile stores. Make sure your phone is fully charged before you attempt to install it, the demo I installed it on would not install unless the battery was 100%.
https://rapidshare.com/files/3796067356/PC10IMG.zip
Great, thank you! Not looking forward to reinstalling all my apps but downgrading again from 2.3.3 would have been a lengthy process as well.
I guess I know what I'll be doing tonight...
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So does this mean a dev can finally tear this apart and give us some debloated roms with goodies added. Been trying to be patient
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xsteven77x said:
So does this mean a dev can finally tear this apart and give us some debloated roms with goodies added. Been trying to be patient
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I hold out hope that someone can unpack and build a rooted flash out of this. Otherwise, it's going to be just like the leak in that once you flash it you're left sitting around waiting for someone to do something...anything with it.
Mad props to the OP for putting this up. This should definitely get a ball rolling since we now have the FULL PC10IMG ROM flash version of the newest build/GB available for the G2.
Interesting too - the newest stuff (tp's) in that archive are 7/29/2011 - soooo fresh
Thanks for uploading this file. I updated my G2 last week. Kinda odd the update zip I used was only 73.1 MB and this one is 131.MB almost doubled. What is the differance between the two files. It seemed to update just fine from 2.2 to 2.3.4. Everything is running just smooth. Unless there are files and apps that I might be missing. I might give this a try again. Currently running 2.3.4 unrooted with S-ON. Still waiting for someone who can fully root the OTA 2.3.4 with S-OFF. Anyone know about the update zip that was leaked last week? Should I flash this one instead or keep what I have?
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I hold out hope that someone can unpack and build a rooted flash out of this. Otherwise, it's going to be just like the leak in that once you flash it you're left sitting around waiting for someone to do something...anything with it.
Mad props to the OP for putting this up. This should definitely get a ball rolling since we now have the FULL PC10IMG ROM flash version of the newest build/GB available for the G2.
Interesting too - the newest stuff (tp's) in that archive are 7/29/2011 - soooo fresh
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We already got a rooted flash of this we need it tweaked up with someone who knows what there doing. Seems we have little development for our phones anymore so I'm not holding out that it will be soon.
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Kilroy672 said:
Thanks for uploading this file. I updated my G2 last week. Kinda odd the update zip I used was only 73.1 MB and this one is 131.MB almost doubled. What is the differance between the two files. It seemed to update just fine from 2.2 to 2.3.4. Everything is running just smooth. Unless there are files and apps that I might be missing. I might give this a try again. Currently running 2.3.4 unrooted with S-ON. Still waiting for someone who can fully root the OTA 2.3.4 with S-OFF. Anyone know about the update zip that was leaked last week? Should I flash this one instead or keep what I have?
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The update.zip is an update from 2.2 to 2.3.4. This PC10IMG.zip is the whole operating system. You can be on the first OS that shipped with the phone (2.2 but before wifi calling) and still use this file. To use the update.zip, you must be running the update that included wifi calling.
PC10IMG.zip will factory reset your phone.
Just like blink said, this is the full system image, the update essentially just includes the updated code not the entire image.
My hope is that this will help the developers intigrate this into their roms.
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We already got a rooted flash of this we need it tweaked up with someone who knows what there doing. Seems we have little development for our phones anymore so I'm not holding out that it will be soon.
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lulwot? This is THE first I've seen of the PC10IMG - full ROM from the T-Mobile store sdcard update. If there is a rooted flash of this please provide the link. Like yesterday! ROFL
Otherwise, all we have or have had is a rooted franken-build flashable mashup of the OTA and whatever other stuff.
Like I said, if you got a link to the full rooted flash of THIS rom, I'm all ears
Again - huge props to @atlp99 who made good saying he would bring the in-store copy ASAP. Well done!
PS - @atlp99 I saw your thread and it looks like they deleted it. Regrettably unless your posting CM7 crap or some variation of that or some Sense rom, they seem to delete new threads.
@RM, question, why not just delete the Vision stuff off xda? Or, alternatively quit deleting **** you pinhead.
Mirror!
Does anybody have a mirror download for this? I cant seem to download it from radidshare
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Like I said, if you got a link to the full rooted flash of THIS rom, I'm all ears
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I made a rooted version of the stock ROM. Right now I'm testing it, should be up in 20 minutes
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I made a rooted version of the stock ROM. Right now I'm testing it, should be up in 20 minutes
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Cool can't wait. What rooted version of what stock rom are you talking about? The PC10img.zip that we are talking about here ( I hope so) or the stock 2.2?
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Cool can't wait. What rooted version of what stock rom are you talking about? The PC10img.zip that we are talking about here ( I hope so) or the stock 2.2?
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Yep, the PC10IMG. (2.3.4)
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Yep, the PC10IMG. (2.3.4)
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Cool, please keep us updated if this is a working rooted rom. + 1 for you
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Cool, please keep us updated if this is a working rooted rom. + 1 for you
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16503984#post16503984
there it is
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16503984#post16503984
there it is
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Sorry im a newbie..do i just rename the file PC10IMG.ZIP and put it on my sd card, boot up into the bootloader and go from there? I did that with the earlier PC10IMG.ZIP 2.3.4 that was posted on this thread..can it override that??
IllBill said:
Sorry im a newbie..do i just rename the file PC10IMG.ZIP and put it on my sd card, boot up into the bootloader and go from there? I did that with the earlier PC10IMG.ZIP 2.3.4 that was posted on this thread..can it override that??
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No no, what this is is a stock 2.3.4 image created from the PC10IMG that will not overwrite hboot, will not kick you back to stock recovery, will not update your radio and is rooted.
Just flash it with CWM.
just wanted to say this worked to upgrade the leaked 2.3.3 to 2.3.4 . you lose your apps but that's not a big deal
thanks!!! i had the leaked 2.3.3 and was gonna go through the painful process of downgrading then upgrading to 2.3.4
but this file saved all that work! wuhu!
What is the diff between 2.3.3 and 2.3.4?
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hi all I have the ATT nexus S and am very confused with all the posts.
I would like someone to point me in the right direction for the best way to get my phone from CM7 to ICS
sorry if this has been posted already but i have been reading and cannot find a concrete answer.
TIA!!!!
Wrong section. Anyways Flashing this from CWM recovery is just fine. No issues at all.
This belongs in the q&a section but to answer your question the easiest way would be to use this rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20402775 it is rooted and you won't loose your cwm.
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Wait for a proper ROM posted from the OTA 4.0.3 and then flash that. There is not a proper ROM posted yet. Do not flash any of what you see right now as you may loose the custom recovery and don't restore the nandroid from that thread.
Wait. Its almost here. Have patience.
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I think it is better if we stick to cm7 until cyanogenmod releases its official ROM for nexus s because there are some good features in it which can not be found in any other ROMs
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Wait for a proper ROM posted from the OTA 4.0.3 and then flash that. There is not a proper ROM posted yet. Do not flash any of what you see right now as you may loose the custom recovery and don't restore the nandroid from that thread.
Wait. Its almost here. Have patience.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1397358
Is a proper ROM. Doesn't loose root. But if you wish to wait its your call.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1063664
If you have a I9020T or I9023 model, flash the respective LATEST (2.3.6) official gingerbread flashable rom, then download the update to ICS.
However doing this will lose clockworkmod + root. Though it's not too hard to regain those privileges.
thanks all i appreciate it and if i posted this in the wrong section i apologize
please remove it if need be
thanks again
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1397358
Is a proper ROM. Doesn't loose root. But if you wish to wait its your call.
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Yeah, this is the easiest way for GSM phones already using a custom recovery/ROM.
I just tries cm7 for the first time. Haven't even had it 24 hours. I was running liquid nexus bread and what a nice change cm7 is. Way smoother! Why rush for ICS? I don't get it....??!!
Stay rooted and wait for a nice steady well built ICS rom... JMO
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I managed to use logcat to find the download link of the OTA package, just want to know if it differs from the one for 9020T, which many of u that have 9020T got before, but...
You can see the OTA link in the pic; it's same as the one of 9020T.
Still can't get into recovery, although I updated it through OTA -- the official way.
This is getting serious.
If OTA updates on i9023 still leads to broken recovery, doesn't that mean that a new OTA update it's impossible?
Stefanauss said:
This is getting serious.
If OTA updates on i9023 still leads to broken recovery, doesn't that mean that a new OTA update it's impossible?
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As long as you can boot to bootloader, you've got a usable phone.
Actually, I take that back, there's a tool that just came out to resurrect even HARD-bricked Nexus S's.
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Still can't get into recovery, although I updated it through OTA -- the official way.
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What happens instead of recovery popping up, and how are you trying to get into recovery? Maybe you're back at the official version of recovery.
Note that the official firmware will replace the recovery with the official (non clockwork version) on each boot. This can be turned off by moving an obviously named script out of your /system/etc/ directory...which a root enabled adb shell. I think the basename is something like install-recovery.sh.
In any event please confirm why you feel you can't get into recovery and perhaps we can help you out.
- chris
By all accounts, the recovery on the i9023 is not broken, you just cant *see* the display due to the AMOLED vs SLCD differences.
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By all accounts, the recovery on the i9023 is not broken, you just cant *see* the display due to the AMOLED vs SLCD differences.
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I updated my i9023 OTA and recovery IS working
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Stefanauss said:
This is getting serious.
If OTA updates on i9023 still leads to broken recovery, doesn't that mean that a new OTA update it's impossible?
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I tried to select "reboot" in the broken recovery blindly, it works. I guess that the recovery can work properly except the display.
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Can you tell us if anything has changed from the i9020T OTA ?
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nickmv said:
As long as you can boot to bootloader, you've got a usable phone.
Actually, I take that back, there's a tool that just came out to resurrect even HARD-bricked Nexus S's.
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That's beside the point. An official OTA is not supposed to cause such problems.
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cttttt said:
What happens instead of recovery popping up, and how are you trying to get into recovery? Maybe you're back at the official version of recovery.
Note that the official firmware will replace the recovery with the official (non clockwork version) on each boot. This can be turned off by moving an obviously named script out of your /system/etc/ directory...which a root enabled adb shell. I think the basename is something like install-recovery.sh.
In any event please confirm why you feel you can't get into recovery and perhaps we can help you out.
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Well, I do mean I can't get into the stock recovery. If I use fastboot to flash or boot CWM recovery on my phone, everything works well.
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funcliu said:
Still can't get into recovery, although I updated it through OTA -- the official way.
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what do u mean by cannot go into recovery?
why you want to go into recovery in the stock ROM in the first place?
or you mean cannot go into CW recovery?
you need to flash custom recovery in fastboot and select recovery and you are good to go.
stock ROM always reflash stock recovery every time you reboot, it's not a bug or broken.
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Can you tell us if anything has changed from the i9020T OTA ?
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Nothing. Judging from the same download link, you can see the OTA package for 9023 I got today and the one of 9020T released yesterday are the same.
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faizalmzain said:
what do u mean by cannot go into recovery?
why you want to go into recovery in the stock ROM in the first place?
or you mean cannot go into CW recovery?
you need to flash custom recovery in fastboot and select recovery and you are good to go.
stock ROM always reflash stock recovery every time you reboot, it's not a bug or broken.
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If I want to flash a rom onto my phone, I would prefer CWM recovery, surely, it's easy to use and convenient.
But if the stock recovery from the stock rom can't work properly, don't you feel a little strange?
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jus to make sure is this update ONLY for EUROPEAN I9023...or every i9023 in the world...
I can confirm that the recovery is working,i tried blind clicks and it's working,it's just we cant see it,google should roll an OTA soon to fix this problem.
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So package is the same as 'T-Mobile' version? I was force checking for OTA whole Saturday but nothing...
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Hope my I9023 receives the OTA soon. I imported my I9023 from the UK, but living in NZ.
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I can confirm that the recovery is working,i tried blind clicks and it's working,it's just we cant see it,google should roll an OTA soon to fix this problem.
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+1
I updated with the full rom package (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20421407&postcount=289). Full wipe at the end to be sure. You can clearly see the recovery working when you put it at the sunlight under a certain angle... Everything works fine appart from that.
BTW my NS is unrooted and locked.
Cheers
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Hope my I9023 receives the OTA soon. I imported my I9023 from the UK, but living in NZ.
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I live in sweden and I've not yet received the OTA yet, I unrooted and flashed stock 2.3.6 just to be sure to get it, still waiting though
I got the ICS update this morning, rebooted when it told me to, but now I am stuck on the Acer logo for the past hour. Any idea if I should wait longer or try somethign else?
Same here, I posted a separate thread, no replies yet...
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Same here, I posted a separate thread, no replies yet...
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I was stupid and didn't do a backup in CWM before I did this so I am just blowing it all away and reloading a stock rom if I can find it. Then I will try again.
Try here http://www.4shared.com/zip/k-6f-jPm/file.html
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This is the official update?
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Try here http://www.4shared.com/zip/k-6f-jPm/file.html
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Could you please say what kinda file that is?
It is a stock HC3.2.1 for a Gen1 a500. It got me back to stock. Then it pulled updates but none were the ICS update I was looking for. Since I have cwm on here I am debating just installing an ICS ROM and be done with it.
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I got the ICS update this morning, rebooted when it told me to, but now I am stuck on the Acer logo for the past hour. Any idea if I should wait longer or try somethign else?
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Were you on official HC 3.2.1?
As far as I know. All I had done to it was root and install cwm. But no rom was installed.
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It is a stock HC3.2.1 for a Gen1 a500. It got me back to stock. Then it pulled updates but none were the ICS update I was looking for. Since I have cwm on here I am debating just installing an ICS ROM and be done with it.
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so this will get me back to stock without having cwm then?
No I kept CWM when I loaded it. But it will get you back to a working a500 if you were stuck at the acer logo like I was.
i got no issue with that, made a backup so i can go back to my flexreaper ics all the time...i just tried to find a stock rom that makes the updates kick in, but so far, i stuck on all roms at acer bootscreen....i just downloaded the ww31, and same here...put on sd, can install but stuck...
downloaded and installed, but got no updates at all and i lost root and cwm
Odd, but cool, thing is I finally got the ICS update automatically Sunday. Now I am rocking my a500 with ICS and got it rooted again so I can use my Titanium Backup.
Would this cause the same problem as rolling back from Gingerbread to Froyo? I bricked and had to sbf when I tried to go from 2.3 to 2.2.
(cm9 is so awesome and getting better so I prolly won't go back, but I'm just curious).
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I've done it a couple times in the past weeks with new releases of each and haven't had a problem. Current using the 6/16 cm9 and really liking it. Only problem I've had is Google Chrome Beta doesn't work.
Just Wipe Data and Factory Reset in the CWM Recovery in between roms of different flashes and you'll be fine.
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Just Wipe Data and Factory Reset in the CWM Recovery in between roms of different flashes and you'll be fine.
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Okey dokey then. Thanks to both!
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CM9
Dr. Orange said:
Would this cause the same problem as rolling back from Gingerbread to Froyo? I bricked and had to sbf when I tried to go from 2.3 to 2.2.
(cm9 is so awesome and getting better so I prolly won't go back, but I'm just curious).
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Ok if CM9 is so awesome, can you tell me why i have no gsm. i have tried multiple things to try to get it to work.
CountYoungWorm said:
Ok if CM9 is so awesome, can you tell me why i have no gsm. i have tried multiple things to try to get it to work.
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Did you switch the baseband?
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